A vascular surgeon operates on a patient. 

The following section contains images that contain gore, and surgeries including limb amputations. 

A patient's hand lies on the operating table.

Two surgeons operate on a patient's aneurism. 

Surgeons expose a patient's chest cavity in advance of putting metal retractors in place. 

A surgeon performs a vein transposition, a procedure to provide a port in the arm for dialysis.

In the operating room, a surgeon and two nurses examine a CT scan sent from the emergency room.

In the dark operating room, a surgeon performs a laparoscopic procedure on a patient's belly. 

A scrub nurse arranges surgical tools.

A surgeon looks at a fluoroscope (X-ray) display during a minimally invasive surgery. 

A surgeon performs a procedure to relieve pressure in a patient's spine. 

A brain surgeon removes a piece of a patient's spinal disc. 

A surgeon prepares to cut through a patient's femur. 

A surgeon closes blood vessels on leg after amputation. 

The surgical team staples the patient's leg.

A surgeon inspects a patient's MRI before a brain procedure. 

A small piece of the brain is removed. 

A small drill is used to remove a piece of the skull. 

A surgeon looks on during a femoral artery bypass procedure. 

The surgical team performs a femoral artery bypass. 

The team places a graft in the femoral artery of a patient. 

A nurse performs an equipment count during an operation. 

A surgeon laughs at a joke after the procedure is completed. 

A surgeon cauterizes an incision before a leg amputation. 

The tibia is severed by a reciprocating saw. 

A surgeon operates on a patient. 

Two surgeons work together on a patient.